1 Samuel 3
1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
Guten Samuel gjorde tenesta for Herren hjå Eli. Herrens ord var dyrt i dei dagarne, og profetsynerne var sjeldfengde.
2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
Då bar det so til med Eli låg i det vanlege kvileromet sitt - han tok til å dimmast på syni, so han ikkje kunde skilja -
3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
og dei endå ikkje hadde sløkt Guds lampa, og Samuel sov i Herrens heilagdom, der Guds kista stod:
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
då ropa Herren på Samuel, og han svara: «Ja, her er eg.»
5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
Han sprang til Eli og sagde: «Her er eg, du ropa på meg.» Han svara: «Nei, eg ropa ikkje; gakk og legg deg att!» Han gjekk og lagde seg.
6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
Herren ropa ein gong til: «Samuel!» Samuel reis upp og gjekk til Eli og sagde: «Ja, her er eg, du ropa på meg!» Han svara: «Nei, eg ropa ikkje, guten min! gakk og legg deg att!»
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
Samuel hadde ikkje endå lært å kjenna Herren; Herrens ord hadde ikkje openberra seg for honom endå.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
Tridje venda heldt Herren fram og ropa på Samuel. Han reis upp og gjekk til Eli og sagde: «Ja, her er eg, du ropa på meg.» Då skyna Eli det var Herren som ropa på guten.
9 And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
Og Eli sagde til Samuel: «Gakk du og legg deg! Hender det so at einkvan ropar på deg, skal du svara: «Tala, Herre! tenaren din høyrer!»» Samuel gjekk og lagde seg i romet sitt.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
Då so Herren gjekk innåt og ropa som gongerne fyrr: «Samuel, Samuel!» då svara Samuel: «Tala, Herre! tenaren din høyrer.»
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
Då sagde Herren til Samuel: «Eg kjem til å gjera verk i Israel som kjem til å ringja for båe øyro på deim som høyrer det.
12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
På den dagen skal eg lata koma yver Eli alt det eg hev tala um ætti hans, frå fyrst til sist.
13 For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
Eg hev kunngjort for honom at eg vil døma ætti hans til æveleg tid, for den misgjerning som han visste um, at sønerne hans drog forbanning yver seg, og likevel aga han deim ikkje.
14 For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
Difor hev eg svore Eli-ætti: «Aldri i æva skal syndi i Eli-ætti kunna sonast antan med slagtoffer eller noko anna offer.»»
15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
Samuel vart liggjande til morgons, då han skulde opna dørerne til Herrens hus. Samuel torde ikkje fortelja Eli um syni.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
Men Eli ropa på Samuel, og sagde: «Samuel, guten min!» Han svara: «Her er eg.»
17 And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
Han sagde: «Kva var det Gud tala til deg? Kjære, dyl det ikkje for meg! Gud late deg bøta no og sidan, dersom du løynar noko for meg av det han tala til deg!»
18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
So fortalde Samuel alt saman, og løynde ingen ting for honom. Eli svara: Han er Herren. Han gjere som tekkjest honom!
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
Samuel voks til, og Herren, var med honom, og let ikkje eitt av alle sine ord falla til jordi.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Heile Israel frå Dan til Be’erseba skyna at Samuel var utvald til profet for Herren.
21 And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
Og Herren heldt fram med å syna seg i Silo. For Herren openberra seg for Samuel i Silo gjenom Herrens ord.
